Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park.
Click on the common name to obtain additional information. Legend:
| Species common name Scientific name |
Length (in inches; M and F if different) | Flight season Relative abundance |
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| Habitat. | |||
| Band-winged Meadowhawk Sympetrum semicinctum |
1.0-1.2″ | M-Jun – L-Oct
Uncommon. |
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| Habitat: Running water; marshes. Perches low in tall grasses. Forages in morning from tips of plants in marshy areas. | |||
Male
July 17, 2004
Howard County
June Tveekrem
Male
August 30, 2008
Meadowbrook Park
Richard Orr
Immature
June 18, 2014
Beaverbrook
Richard Orr
Female
August 23, 1997
Gateway Business Park
Bob Solem
Female (exuding eggs)
August 1, 1997
Wesley Lane
Bob Solem